A smile in despair

Chris 2022-03-21 09:02:33

After walking through Lebanon for many years, I feel a lot again! "CAPHARNAUM-Why Home"! [Strength] When most of the people are in the heroic pursuit of "End of Avengers 4" recently, when the box office hits all the way, how many people pay attention to the reality of different worlds? [Question] "Why Home" is a film that is both sharp and soft. It pointed out many problems in Lebanon’s current society, such as the influx of Syrian refugees affected by the war, poverty and the proliferation of children at the bottom of the society, imperfect children’s right to education, smuggling, cross-border human smuggling, drug trafficking, The oppression of life and so on. [Sad] But on the other hand, it has the unique softness and delicacy of female directors, the female breasts on the top of the spinning car in the playground, the breastfeeding of children, the caressing of babies' little hands, the helplessness and self-blame of repatriation, extremely Humanistic care.

In the film, the protagonist, who once had a miracle, lives in a dim and insensitive building, where good and evil have been swallowed up for many reasons, and there are only people who are constantly alienated for survival. War and poverty prevented them from getting out of their predicament, and they were trapped in such a vortex. The director cuts into the dark side of "Jesus City" from the perspective of women, showing everything here with neorealism. The real Zein got a new life because of this movie, but there are still thousands of Zein on the streets in the world. As long as there is "CAPHARNAUM" in the world, there will always be such a movie! Good luck and disaster, joy and sorrow are just a thought! Cherish everything! ?

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  • Zain: I want to make a complaint against my parents. I'd want adults to listen to me. I want adults who can't raise kids not to have any. What will I remember? Violence, insults or beatings, hit with chains, pipes, or a belt? The kindest words I heard were get out son of a whore! Bug off, piece of garbage! Life is a pile of shit. Not worth more than my shoe. I live in hell here. I burn like rotting meat. Life is a bitch.I thought we'd become good people, loved by all. But God doesn't want that for us. He'd rather we be washrags for others. The child you're carrying will be like I am.

  • Zain: Life is the biggest injustice.